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OVERSTRESSING [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
DEF

Excessive activity resulting in an abnormal degree of fatigue brought about by activity; it is intermediate between fatigue and actual exhaustion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
DEF

Ensemble des troubles provoqués par le fonctionnement excessif et surtout trop prolongé d'une partie ou de l'ensemble de l'organisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
DEF

Trastornos resultantes del exceso de trabajo [...]

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Record 2 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Testing (Materials)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

The effect brought about by alternating forces being momentarily applied to stress a specimen in excess of its fatigue limit, leading finally to the establishment of a new fatigue limit lower than the first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle structural des matériaux
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Effet produit lorsque des efforts cycliques dont la valeur dépasse la limite de fatigue sont momentanément appliqués à une éprouvette, d'où ultérieurement une nouvelle limite de fatigue inférieure à la première.

Spanish

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